A Carbon County man admitted causing damages to a car wash in Jim Thorpe while seven others in pending criminal cases also entered guilty pleas last week in the county court.

Judge Steven R. Serfass accepted the pleas from the following:

Barry K. Frohnheiser Jr.,

54, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of criminal mischief for an incident on May 7, 2017, at Mason’s Car & Pet Wash, located along North Street.

Borough police charged Frohnheiser with damaging two vacuums at the car wash. The incident was captured by video surveillance cameras.

The case has taken a long time going through the system. There have been 17 continuances filed. Assistant District Attorney Brian Gazo said most of the continuances were filed by the defendant because part of the plea deal was that he make restitution for damages. He said when it came time to pay the damages, Frohnheiser said he didn’t have it.

Serfass placed him on probation for six months and ordered he make restitution of $499 and render 25 hours of community service.

Serfass warned Frohnheiser, “You have six months to pay the restitution.”

Other pleas

Joshua N. Frets,

34, of Coaldale, pleaded to one count of flight to avoid apprehension. He was arrested on Feb. 20 by Lansford police, who attempted to take him into custody on a warrant and he fled. He was later taken into custody. Frets is currently an inmate in the county prison.

Serfass sentenced him to serve one to one day less 24 months in prison, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, render 100 hours of community service when paroled and supply a DNA sample

He was given credit for 14 days already served.

Walter A. Meding Jr.,

62, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded to one count of theft. He was charged by Jim Thorpe police for an incident on Jan. 23, at the Jim Thorpe Market where he stole a purse. The purse contained a credit card which was never found but was canceled by the victim.

Serfass placed him on probation for a year and ordered him to make restitution of $10 to the victim for the purse and to stay out of the market.

Brian Slover,

36, of Warrington, Bucks County, pleaded to one count of defiant criminal trespass. A felony charge of burglary was dropped in a plea deal. He was charged by Jim Thorpe for an incident on Feb. 19. Police made a vehicle stop of Slover and it was determined the registration of the vehicle had expired. The car was seized and impounded at Bernhard’s Auto in the borough. Slover went to the auto shop and wanted to get the vehicle but was told by an employee that he was not allowed because police had impounded it. He entered the area anyway and was charged.

Serfass sentenced him to time-served (six days) to one year in jail and ordered he render 50 hours of community service.

Pamela Hunsicker-Sterling,

64, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of retail theft, a felony 3. She was arrested on Jan. 16 by Mahoning Township police at the Walmart store. The charge was rated a felony because of two prior arrests. However, it was noted those arrests occurred in 1989 and the early 1990s.

She was placed on probation for a year and ordered to supply a DNA sample and render 50 hours of community service.

Christopher Allen Ohl,

43, of Lehighton, pleaded to one count of obstructing the administration of law and other government functions. He was charged by Jim Thorpe police on June 19, 2019, following a vehicle stop along Center Avenue. He had an illegal inspection sticker on his vehicle.

He was placed on probation for a year and ordered to render 50 hours of community service.

DUI cases

The following pleaded to driving under the influence charges.

Sean Michael Maiden,

44, of Lykens, Dauphin County, was arrested on July 3, 2019, by state police at Fern Ridge along Interstate 80. A test revealed a 0.09 BAC.

He was sentenced to serve 10 days to 24 months in prison, pay a fine of $1,000, one year license suspension and render 100 hours of community service.

He will begin the jail term at 6 p.m. on June 12. He is currently serving a 90-day sentence in another DUI case. The new term runs concurrent with that one.

Collin James Moore,

23, of Summit Hill, was arrested on July 19, 2019, by Lehighton police.

He was sentenced to serve five days to six months in jail, pay a fine of $500, one year license suspension and render 25 hours of community service.

He will begin the jail term on June 12 at 7 p.m. and serve two days; June 19, two days; and June 26, one day.

Each defendant must also pay court costs of about $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.